Social Media acts as a filter: it can clarify, distort, amplify, or suppress menstrual information.
What circulates is the feed: the reshaped, communal understanding of menstruation that people scroll through.
Signal Image courtesy of Rizvi, Mariyam. “Why Menstrual Education Matters: Creating a Period-Positive Environment for Girls.” InSync Blog by Nua, 27 July 2025, nuawoman.com/blog/why-menstrual-education-matters-creating-a-period-positive-environment-for-girls/?srsltid=AfmBOopEJ03cJn0t7eBTxkxIHgqXog1NesBLNDc3QUKJbCjAYkL2DXs1.
Filter Image courtesy of File:Instagram icon.png - Wikimedia Commons. commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Instagram_icon.png.
Feed Image courtesy of Long, Mary. 300+ Woman Scrolling Phone Stock Illustrations, Royalty-Free Vector Graphics and Clip Art - iStock. www.istockphoto.com/illustrations/woman-scrolling-phone.